Dorotea Saykaly is an independent, award winning choreographer and performing artist whose stage and film works have been presented internationally.
Originally from Montreal, Canada, Dorotea has enjoyed a rewarding career as a dancer at the Compagnie Marie Chouinard as well as with the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.
Prior to her choreographic career Dorotea worked with renowned choreographers such as Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Sharon Eyal, Damien Jalet, Marina Mascarell, Marcos Morau, Marie Chouinard and Ohad Naharin.
In 2022 she was awarded Best Choreography for Film at the Dance On Screen Film Festival in Graz and in 2021 she received the Inaugural Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award, which came with the opportunity to create a new work for Ballet BC. Since then, Dorotea has created new works for Danish Dance Theatre, Ballet Edmonton and the TERRITORIO V youth program in Lisbon.
Notable venues where Dorotea’s work has been presented include the Fotografiska Museum (US, SE, EE), the National Arts Center (CA), Film at Lincoln Center (US), Kunsthaus Graz (AT), Place des Arts (CA), GöteborgsOperan (SE), Teatro Nacional São João (PT), Internationales Solo Tanz Theater Festival Stuttgart (DE), CPH Stage Festival (DK), Dansens Hus (SE) and Dansmuseet (SE).
Selected Awards :
- Best Dance Video, Echoes Film Festival 2023 (GR)
- Best Experimental Film, Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2023 (SE)
- Best Choreography for Film, Dance On Screen Film Festival (AT) 2022
- Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award, Inaugural recipient (CA) 2021
- Dancer of the year Award, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Friends’ of the Opera (SE) 2019
- Audience Prize, Zawirowania Choreographic Competition (PL) 2017
- Gemini Award, Best Performance in a Dramatic Role, bODY_rEMIX (CA) 2009